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Old City Hall building torn down Makes way for new development By JOE PARKER news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Betty-Ann Busby, benefits manager for the city of Alpharetta, looked on as a bulldozer demolished its way through the brick, steel and wood that comprised what she called her “second home,” the old Alpharetta City Hall.
She pointed out the nameplate bearing her name as the walls around it began to crumble. “I spent 25 years in that building,” she said. “To see it all get demolished is difficult.” Demolition began on the old Alpharetta City Hall on Jan. 29. Busby began working for the city of Alpharetta in the summer of 1989. “A lot of memories are in that building,” she said. “A lot of work was done in the build-
ing for the city. People came together and built the city.” Alpharetta resident Rick Morris, who was also watching the demolition, spoke fondly of entering the old Alpha Soda restaurant that was located within the City Hall building. He circled the building, pointing out the additions to the original structure and the old jail cell. “This place has always been a landmark,” he said. Busby stated that moving
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Betty-Ann Busby and Rick Morris watch as the old Alpharetta City Hall is torn down Jan. 29. into the new Alpharetta City Hall has been “exciting,” but that it is still difficult to see the old City Hall demolished. “When I first walked in, it was so clean and well designed,” she said. “It almost inspires you to want to work
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County Fire Department when he started his career in 2001. Brown joined the JCFD when the department launched in 2008 and is currently a Firefighter II at Station 61 off Medlock Bridge Parkway. “It’s an honor to receive the Firefighter of the Quarter award,” said Brown. “I’m proud to be a part of the JCFD.” Brown, who currently lives in Cumming, is married and has a 6-year-old Johns Creek Firefighter Kyle Brown was named the city’s Firedaughter. fighter of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2014.
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek Fire Department has named Kyle Brown as its Firefighter of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2014. “We’re fortunate to have Kyle as part of our department,” said Johns Creek Fire Chief Jeff Hogan. “His hard work and dedication are of great value to the city.” Brown, originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, received his firefighter training with the Fulton
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left. When he returned, someone had pried their way in to the unit. Taken were a glass, 5-gallon water jug containing roughly $2,000 in coins and a white gold ring containing six diamonds.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Someone stole $2,000 in coins from a storage unit in the first few weeks of 2015. The victim told police that between Dec. 29, 2014 and Jan. 17, 2015, someone entered his storage unit on South Main Street. He was out of town for several weeks and everything was where it should have been before he
ROSWELL, Ga. – Four teens were arrested Jan. 11 on Holcomb Bridge Road after all four were accused of smoking pot. Police say they received reports of a car with an impaired driver. Seeing the suspect car, police pulled it over. Inside were four teens – a 17-year-old driver and three young teens, one younger
Parkway in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and brake light violation. ►► Dequetta A. Gleaton, 25, of Ellenwood was arrested Jan. 15 on South Main Street in Alpharetta for possession of marijuana and wanted person. Patrick Scott Smith, 25, of High Falls Circle, Johns Creek, was arrested Jan. 15 on High Falls Circle in Johns Creek for possession of marijuana and wanted person. ►► Clifford Cadet, 22, of Barsham Way, Johns Creek, was arrested Jan. 17 on Abbotts Bridge Road in Johns Creek for possession of marijuana. than 14. All four allegedly admitted to smoking pot. Police say the car smelled of burnt marijuana. The driver was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and endangering a child.
Guns stolen from home ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Jewelry and five guns were reported missing Jan. 19 from a Sweetberry Court home. The victims told police they returned from vacation to find their front door pried open. Taken were a Spike tactical AR-15 long gun, a Smith and Wesson M&P 10 model, Glock Generation 23 and an antique pistol, each with
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Shoplifter pregnant and fighting ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A pregnant shoplifter attacked and fought with store employees Jan. 17 at the Macy’s store at North Point Mall. Store employees told police they saw the suspect, Lauren Duarte, 50, of DeKalb, select several items of clothing from the store and then allegedly leave without paying. Employees attempted to stop her as she walked to a waiting car, however Duarte allegedly pushed down one and began fighting with her. Another employee got into the fray and broke up the fight. All three declined medical help, despite Duarte claiming she was four months pregnant. When questioned by police, Duarte allegedly used a fake Florida license and claimed she was 27 years old. Only when she was fingerprinted did she
admit to her real identity. She was arrested for battery, shoplifting, giving a false name and forgery.
Driver becomes runner, arrested ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Two people were arrested Jan. 16 after one fled police and another made up stories to cover for him. According to police, an officer on patrol spotted a car speeding on Ga. 400. When the officer tried to pull the vehicle over, it accelerated and fled, eventually coming to a stop off Haynes Bridge Road. The driver ran away, leaving his passenger in the car. When questioned, the 18-year-old woman said the driver was her cousin, but could not name him. She then said the driver was dating her cousin. It was determined the man was Ariel Thomas Andrews, 26, of Atlanta, who had two warrants out for his arrest as well as a suspended driver’s license. Andrews was found walking along the road a few hours later. Andrews was arrested for speeding, driving with a suspended license and obstruction. The woman was charged with obstruction.
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Woman, friends skip out on $6K tab ALPHARETTA, Ga. – A woman was arrested Jan. 24 on charges stemming from skipping out on a $6,000 bill. According to police, beginning in April 2104, the suspect, Tiffany Michelle Odom, 28, of Griffin, stayed at the Residence Inn on North Point Drive with a group of friends. Employees of the business said the group stayed there for several months, racking up about $6,000 in bills. Credit cards Odom tried to use to pay were declined. When pressed to pay her bills in June, Odom allegedly
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packed up and left for the La Quinta across the street. Police found and questioned Odom by phone, who said she could not pay her bill. She was charged with theft. However she was not arrested until Jan. 24, 2015 in DeKalb County.
Pizza boy robbed at gunpoint JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – A pizza delivery boy was robbed at gunpoint Jan. 22 at a Camberbridge Drive home. The victim told police he was delivering $71 worth of pizzas to the residence at nearly midnight when two masked men, each holding pistols,
walked around the home and ordered him to the ground. They took everything from his pockets – $49 in cash – as well as the pizzas and fled.
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Wood: Roswell growing in jobs, population City seeks solutions By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Jere Wood, mayor of Roswell, had good news for the coming fiscal year. “Roswell has never been in a better condition than it is right now,” he said. “We are solid as a rock. We have good jobs, low crime, great parks, Canton Street, the historic district and the Chattahoochee River – we are the cultural and nonprofit capital of North Fulton,” he said. His comments came at the Roswell Inc State of the City event Jan. 23 at the Country Club of the South. While the state unemployment rate is 7.4 percent – among the highest in the nation – Roswell is at 4.8 percent. A slew of new companies moving into the city and the surrounding cities has helped this number. “We all benefit by working together,” Wood said, referring to the news that MercedesBenz would move their headquarters to Sandy Springs. Those jobs will need workers,
who may very well live in Roswell. Roswell seems to have firmly come out of the recession. Wood outlined the fiscal standWOOD ings of the city. Sales tax revenue is at $21.5 million, above what Roswell collected before the recession. The median sales price for homes in Roswell is $285,000, with demand exceeding supply, Wood said. General fund expenditures are expected to be at $57 million, with income anticipated at $63 million. “We are able to offer a high level of service and still have some left over for capital investments,” he said. “We have room for additional projects and capital expenditures.” The city will pay for an $11.7 million new water plant to supply water for many Roswell residents who are not on county water. “We are staying in the water business,” he proclaimed. In the coming year, Wood
Roswell has never been in a better condition than it is right now.” JERE WOOD Roswell mayor
wants to add more police officers and perhaps create an arts festival. The city will face challenges in the coming year, he said. Primary among these will be population growth. “The Atlanta population will continue to grow and come our way,” he said. “Our biggest threat today is complacency. That breeds failure.” Wood wants the city to push into new opportunity, he said. New transportation projects and new development will help mitigate the expected growth while keeping the quality of life. “Change will create anxiety and opposition, but also op-
portunity.” Wood proposed the following Roswell projects: A new city green is planned to connect City Hall with Canton Street. Improvements to the Ga. 400/ Holcomb Bridge Road interchange. The Sun Valley connector will connect Ga. 9 to Mansell Road behind the Walmart. A new Mansell Road connector is planned, bypassing the Holcomb Bridge Road/ Ga. 9 intersection. South Atlanta Street will turn the road into a four-lane parkway. Big Creek Parkway will create a new bridge over Ga. 400. There is always the big question, however – how to pay for all this? Wood said he wants to float a new bond worth about $20 million to pay for new projects in the city. The last bond in Roswell passed overwhelmingly to pay for a new fire station and park upgrades. Wood said this could be done without raising taxes. “Do you want traffic improvements now or wait five years?” he said.
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – To replace or repair the roofs of several Alpharetta Parks and Recreation buildings will cost the city $182,000. In a unanimous vote at their Feb. 2 meeting, the City Council approved the money. The money will be used to replace the roof on the Wills Park Recreation Center as well as restore a wall. It will also make repairs for the roof of the Public Works headquarters on Maxwell Road. Parks and Recreation Director Mike Perry said leaks were so bad that sporting
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VOTE KEY: Y = yes; N = no; A = abstain; R = recused; * = absent events have been canceled in the recreation center. “The city acquired Wills Park in 1996 and all roofs there are at least 19 years old,” said Perry. “We’ve never put many dollars into repairs or
major fixes for that facility.” And now is the time, he said. Repairs were scheduled for next year, after delaying as much as possible. The city has entered into a contract with contractor
Garland DDS, which is a state contract the city has used in the past. Perry said he expects about 30 years of use out of the new roofs.
Betty Price receives GMA achievement ATLANTA – Roswell Councilmember Dr. Betty Price received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement from the Georgia Municipal Training Institute at the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Annual Mayors’ Day Conference in Atlanta on Jan. 25. The Georgia Municipal Training Institute, a cooperative effort of GMA and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government, provides a nationally recognized series of training opportunities for elected city officials. To receive a certificate of achievement, a city official must
complete a minimum of 72 units of credit, including at least 36 hours from the required list. The training program consists of a series of more than 50 courses. “I am grateful to the GMA for recognizing the courses I have taken PRICE on behalf of the citizens of Roswell. There are many facets of city operations to learn about in order to be a more effective city councilmember,” Price
said. GMA Executive Director Lamar Norton commended Price for earning the certificate. “This is an outstanding achievement. Councilmember Price has shown her dedication by using this valuable resource to become a more effective city official,” he said. Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, nonprofit organization that provides legislative advocacy, research, training, employee benefit and technical consulting services to its 521 member cities. —Jonathan Copsey
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Fulton County School System to realign Charles Place ROSWELL, Ga. — Fulton County School System began construction on a realignment of Charles Place on Monday, Feb. 2. Charles Place runs behind the new West Roswell Elementary School currently being constructed on Alpharetta Highway. Charles Place will be closed between Rocky Creek Drive and Thomas Drive while Hogan
Construction Group completes the realigned road between those two points. Detours will be in place. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, Feb. 6, weather permitting. For the latest construction updates on Roswell Transportation projects, visit www. roswellgov.com/conezone. —Shannon Weaver
Roswell Historical Society to hold February lecture ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting and lecture Thursday, Feb. 5 at Gardens at Great Oaks, 786 Mimosa Blvd. in Roswell at 6:30 p.m. The historical society will host local Roswell African-American historian Esther Washington, who will speak on the African-American experience in Roswell during the early 20th century. The event is free and open to the public. —Shannon Weaver
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Roswell resident attends White House briefing WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Executive Committee (GFWC), led by international President Babs J. Condon and joined by Parliamentarian and Roswell resident Ida Patterson Dorvee, attended a White House briefing on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Key White House staffers engaged with GFWC leaders for an informative dialogue that encompassed a variety of issues and initiatives. The meeting touched on many of the points President Barack Obama laid out in his
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The GFWC Executive Committee poses at the White House. Roswell resident Ida Patterson Dorvee is pictured first from the left.
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Alpharetta seeks National Wildlife Habitat certification Wild Side Project seeks to improve city diversity and resiliency By ADAM BARTH news@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The city of Alpharetta is holding a contest, dubbed “Alpharetta’s Wild Side,” as part of its project to become a certified Community Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. The goal of the certification process is to create a healthier environment by encouraging residents to garden with local flora and fauna in mind. “The focus of the project is to use native plants as habitats for pollinators and other neighborhood-friendly animals,” said the Alpharetta Natural Resources Commission website. “[The project] will enhance Alpharetta as a residential community.” “The benefit is that it’s a community activity that allows all residents to demonstrate a citywide commitment to a healthy environment,” said Natural Resources Commissioner Howard Salk. The certification is built upon a point system – communities must acquire a certain number of points to be certified. For Alpharetta, a minimum of 420 points is required, with 300 for habitat registrations and 120 for community programs. At least 200 homes, six common areas and five schools must participate, with point allocations being one, three and five points each,
respectively. So far, Alpharetta has registered 93 homes, 10 common areas and quite a few schools, such as Creek View Elementary, Fulton Science Academy and Haynes Bridge Middle School. Community programs that contribute to the point tally include community education, community projects, partnerships and volunteer training. Residents can join the campaign and help the city achieve certification by simply registering their yard with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) as a habitat. Registrants must have sources of food, water and shelter provided for wildlife within the property and are encouraged by the NWF to get creative in providing essentials to the area fauna. There is a one-time registration fee of $20. City officials also say that the contest is a great way to promote a connection to nature. To push this effort, the city is hosting a contest. Homes in Alpharetta registered between Jan. 1 and March 31 will be entered into a drawing to win a two-hour landscape consultation with Jim Harrington Garden Designs, as part of the Wild Side project. This is Alpharetta’s second Wild Side contest. Last year’s contest winners, the Sherrills, said they registered their yard as a matter of community pride.
The Sherrills, winners of last year’s Wild Side Competition, pose with Natural Resources Commissioner Howard Salk. “Alpharetta should be the leader in this, as a Tree City USA community,” said Dan Sherrill. Businesses are also encouraged to register. “We’d like to see more businesses certify their areas,” said Terry Porter,
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Stopping child trafficking in the ‘burbs Perimeter Justice Team focuses on stopping child exploitation By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – It takes a good reason to get Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vernon Keenan out on an early Saturday morning. The chance to talk to more than 300 people who want to learn how to stop child sex trafficking in Georgia tops his list. That is why he came as the guest of Perimeter Justice Team to Perimeter Church to spread his message that the fight against child sex trafficking begins locally. Speaking Saturday morning, Jan. 31, he told the 300 men and women who want to do something about this cancer in society that the fight begins on the street where they live. Keenan said the No. 1 priority of the GBI is to investigate crimes against children. That has led to the creation of
the GBI’s Commercial Exploitation of Children Task Force. Keenan said there are several reasons he jumps at the chance to speak to groups like the Perimeter Justice Team. “First, most of the children exploited in sexual trafficking come from right here in Georgia. And I come to the northern suburbs because this is where the best customers of child traffickers live,” Keenan said. Atlanta is a rich hunting ground to harvest runaway children for a number of other factors: • It is a high-tourism area with the busiest airport in the world. • It is a nexus for many interstate highways. • It is densely populated. • It has the largest concentration of colleges and universities in the Southeast. So for many reasons, child sex trafficking is a huge prob-
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Saving a life more important than protecting a reputation Getting invited to attend a Drug Awareness Council is not something that happens every day, especially in a town that you don’t think has a drug problem. Like many local papers, we get sent police reports each week. Of course, there are DUIs and drug arrests, but nothing too out of the ordinary. I thought we would be discussing drugs in general and how to prevent it from becoming a problem in Forsyth County. I figured there may be some concerned parents in
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attendance. I didn’t know what to expect. So I was taken aback when I walked into the room and saw it was filled with some of the most important people in the county. Judges, lawyers,
law enforcement, teachers, parents, drug abuse advocates, religious leaders, elected officials and more filled the room to the brim. It was pretty cool to see these prominent people in the county collaborate to tackle an existing issue. We discussed numbers and figures, but eventually, the talked turned real. When it was announced that there had been at least three overdose deaths in the county by young people in the past three months, the room went quiet.
Various people spoke up about their associations with drug abuse, whether personal or through their job. But in the end, it was decided that Forsyth County has a drug problem that’s affecting the young people – and it needs to be address as quickly as possible. Many talked about parents who know their child has a problem but don’t want to admit it, either because of selfpreservation or stigma. This needs to end. The council decided there
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Say goodbye to Cadbury? I am not a huge fan of chocolate. I like the occasional piece, but I do have some sweets that I enjoy over others. High on that list are many types made by British chocolatier Cadbury. They make the ever-famous Cadbury’s Crème Egg at Easter as well as Chocolate buttons, Maltesers and Cadbury Bar (their equivalent of the Hershey’s Bar). These candies and many more can be found in grocery stores’ “international aisles” as well as British-themed shops throughout the nation. So imagine my dismay upon hearing the news that many of the Cadbury candies will no longer be imported to the States. The horror! This news comes after a legal dispute between a major importer of the sweets, L.B.B. (Let’s Buy British imports) and Hershey’s, the Pennsylvania chocolate goliath. According to the New York Times, the results are horrendous – “The company also agreed to halt imports on KitKat bars made in Britain; Toffee Crisps, which, because of their orange packaging and yellow-lined brown script, too closely resemble Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups; Yorkie chocolate bars, which infringe on the York Peppermint Patty; and … Maltesers.” (As a side note, apparently Swiss company Nestle was also targeted by Hershey’s.) One type of candy not affected by this are the Cadbury chocolates made by Hershey’s
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itself. The Pennsylvania company has an agreement with Cadbury to make U.S. versions of their chocolate, albeit with changes for the American market. For instance, the iconic Cadbury Bar is made by Hershey but with a different recipe, making it taste, oddly, a lot like a Hershey Bar. A la the NY Times – “Chocolate in Britain has a higher fat content; the first ingredient listed on a British Cadbury’s Dairy Milk (plain milk chocolate) is milk. In an Americanmade Cadbury’s bar, the first ingredient is sugar.” Also, U.S. chocolate only has to have 10 percent actual chocolate to be considered “chocolate.” That percentage is twice as much in the U.K. I understand stopping Brit KitKats, maybe even Yorkies (not to be confused with York Peppermint Patties), because of their similarities to American chocolates. But to stop all other imports seems like spite and an example of Hershey’s trying to keep their near-monopoly on the U.S. chocolate market. I for one will be stocking up on the imports while I can. Who knows when they will next be available?
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State sets high bar for Milestones test Promises more rigor By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com ATLANTA – Melissa Fincher readily admits the state’s most recent assessments, primarily the Criterion-Reference Competency Tests (CRCTs), did little to evaluate achievement over their past 14-year life span. “Georgia has the very dubious distinction of having the lowest achievement expectations in the nation…as far as what it means to classify a student as proficient,” said Fincher, deputy superintendent of testing and accountability for the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE). With the CRCT, given for the final time in grades 3-8 last spring, only students scoring in the “Exceeds” expectations category likely mastered the curriculum. In some test categories, getting fewer than half of the answers correct was considered passing. Fincher is confident the new Georgia Milestones Assessments will be a true indicator of academic achievement, and allow the state to move toward one assessment tool
Georgia Milestones: An overview ATLANTA – The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) will be administered annually beginning this spring in grades 3 through 12. The assessment will measure a student’s knowledge in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. Students in grades 3-8 will take an end-of-grade (EOG) assessment in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. High school students will take an end-of-course (EOC) assessment in eight courses designated by the State Board of Education. The test will count for 20 percent of the student’s final grade in that subject. The test format will include: • open-ended response items in language arts and mathematics in all grades and courses. • a writing component at every grade level and course within the language arts assessment. • embedded items that are nationally normed (instead of just Georgia curriculum) to provide a national comparison. • a transition to complete online administration over time, replacing paper-pencil. For more information on the Georgia Milestones Assessment, visit the Georgia Department of Education at http://www.gadoe.org.
instead of a series of tests. “We have been a test happy state and we are trying hard to turn the page in launching Georgia Milestones,” said Fincher. During a media forum hosted by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education in January, Fincher laid
out the plans for the Georgia Milestones, which will be administered for the first time this spring in grades 3 through 12. “If I had three words to describe what we are trying to accomplish with Georgia Milestones, they would be comprehensive, coherent and
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Nearly $110M budgeted for Georgia Milestones tests ATLANTA – In June 2013 with Common Core Standards a four-letter word among many politicians and parents, Georgia opted out of the national assessment, preferring to create its own annual assessment of the standards. Georgia had been part of a consortium of 22 states that joined to develop the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) in math and English/language arts to measure achievement under the Common Core standards. The test would have been administered for the first time in 2013 as a pilot, then rolled out nationwide this school year. The state’s decision not to use PARCC surprised few, and its unceremonious dumping was seen as a compromise between those for and against the Common Core standards. At the time, then-State School Superintendent John Barge cited the per pupil cost for the PARCC test – $23 million annually – as prohibitive. But last year, Georgia entered into a contract for $108 million to develop the Georgia Milestones as the state’s annual assessment beginning this school year. That figure does not include the millions of dollars spent to develop and validate test questions and the communications components to educate and inform the public, according to state officials. The exorbitant price tag has prompted the person who took Barge’s job, current State School Superintendent Richard Woods, to proceed cautiously and methodically. “[The costs] adds to the need for an audit to provide information on the number of tests and loss of instructional time our children endure, as well as a cost-benefit analysis on our current national testing model,” said Woods, who has been in office for just over one month. – Candy Waylock consolidated,” said Fincher. She said Milestones scores, when compared to the CRCT and the End of Course Tests in high school, will likely plunge
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Final redistricting map up for review Delivery system falters Changes impact about 4,000 students in North Fulton By CANDY WAYLOCK candy@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Parents whose children’s schools may be impacted by the current redistricting process are encouraged to view the map under final review by the Fulton County School Board. School planners said some changes have been made to the maps since the last time the public saw the draft plans at a Dec. 10 meeting. “Changes were made, as they typically are, from the third round to the final recommendation,” said Yngrid Jones-Huff, director of planning for the Fulton County School System. “These changes were made at the elementary and middle school levels based on feedback received during the review period, but were previously vetted at a prior meeting.” During the school board’s Jan. 21 meeting, Jones-Huff presented the staff-recommended map and emphasized
all changes to attendance lines have been shown to the community for input. “There are no moves [in the recommended version] which were not presented in either the second or third round of community meetings,” said Jones-Huff. After a month-long comment period, the school board will vote on the final map during its Feb. 19 meeting. Middle school changes will go into effect in August 2015, with elementary changes the following year. The latest round of redistricting for North Fulton schools is needed with the opening of a new elementary school in Roswell on Highway 9 this summer, along with additions at three area middle schools and a rebuild of Esther Jackson Elementary in Roswell in 2016. When questioned as to the number of students moved, including some who lived a far distance from new construction, Jones-Huff said the current redistricting process had a dual purpose. “The primary purpose was to [fill] the new schools,” said Jones-Huff. “But as we looked at boundaries across the board,
this presented us with the opportunity to balance enrollments and [correct] imbalances.” She noted Creek View Elementary has an enrollment over 970 students this year, while nearby schools have several hundred fewer students. Feeder lines from elementary to middle were also tweaked to allow as many kids to remain with their classmates from elementary to middle, and on to high school. Still, Jones-Huff recognizes that change is hard for many and the map will not make everyone happy. “While staff reviews all comments received during a redistricting, multiple perspectives must be balanced in developing a final recommendation,” said Jones-Huff. “The ultimate goal is to balance enrollment and capacity and fill new seats when a school opens. Some community concerns cannot be addressed during the process.” To view the recommended map, visit www.fultonschools. org, and search for redistricting information.
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the assessments themselves,” said Cardoza. “In other words, this was not a field test.” But semantics aside, the state has less than three months to perfect the full rollout of the Georgia Milestones, which will be delivered in grades 3 through 12 beginning in April. The test replaces the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCTs) in grades 3-8, and the End of Course Tests (EOCTs) in high school. Milestones is high stakes for the state. It serves as the federal requirement under Georgia’s waiver from the No Child Left Behind law, which mandates a statewide assessment each year. It is also the foundation for the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI) –essentially the annual report card for schools and school systems. Cardoza said last month’s delivery launch did not meet standards, however the department is confident the test will be good to go in April when more than 1.5 million students will be taking it. “The test will be ready [and]
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Sarah Lewis performs in ‘Tuck Everlasting’ Milton resident stars in Alliance Theatre musical By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – For the Atlanta premiere of “Tuck Everlasting” at the Alliance Theatre, the showrunners did not have far to look for their lead role – 10-year-old Sarah Charles Lewis, of Milton, landed the part. Sarah plays Winnie Foster, the young girl who befriends a unique family that has gained eternal life by drinking from a spring flowing from a tree in the woods. “It a very well-known book. Every middle school makes you read it,” Sarah said. “The musical is very similar to the book, not the movie.” The performing gene is in Sarah’s blood. Both Sarah’s parents are musical. Her parents met in a band and Sarah’s mother Jennifer said they were performing until she was 8 months pregnant with Sarah. “She learned from osmo-
sis,” Jennifer laughed. Sarah’s older brother, Harrison, is also a performer. He starred in a recent production of “Bull Durham,” also at the Alliance Theatre. “She was born being able to sing with rhythm,” Jennifer said. “She could hum on pitch before she could talk. She was 4 and in a typical 4-year-old ballet class. And she just blossomed from there.” Sarah attends the Miltonbased RISPA school of performing arts, taking multiple classes. She trains as much as 20 hours a week there, Jennifer said. “I took ballet, and then I started to do more, like tap, voice and acting,” Sarah said. That dedication is paying off. Among Sarah’s career highs have been several acclaimed productions, and she was recently nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical in her role as Annie at the Atlanta Lyric Theater. Sarah said the producers of “Tuck Everlasting” contacted her about auditioning for the role of Winnie. She did so, and got a call back. She did that and landed the role.
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Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Milton resident Sarah Charles Lewis in the Alliance Theatre’s 2014/15 world premiere production of “Tuck Everlasting,” which runs through Feb. 22, 2015. “It was ‘oh my gosh!’” she said. “I freaked out. We thought they would hire a Broadway girl from New York, but they ended up picking me and giving me a chance.” While she is familiar with being on stage, being around Broadway veterans is new for Sarah. “Everyone in the cast has been on Broadway except for me and a couple other children in the show, but I am learning from them how they handle changes, how they take care of themselves and take everything
well.” The cast is like a family, she said. While she normally attends Crabapple Crossing Elementary School, Sarah has a tutor on set so she can practice and learn at the same time without having to go to school. The experience had been great so far, she said. “All the people in the cast are amazing. This is one of the biggest things I have ever done,” she said. “It’s so cool. It’s unbelievable.” When asked what kept her interested in performing,
Sarah did not hesitate. “I like being on the stage the most,” she said. “Singing a big note is one of the best things ever. After a song, when the audience claps is such a good feeling.” The performance of “Tuck Everlasting” is the world premiere of the musical based on the novel by Natalie Babbitt. It runs at the Alliance Theatre through Feb. 22. For more information, visit alliancetheatre. org. For more on Sarah, visit her website at www. SarahCharlesLewis.com.
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the owner does,” Brock said. There are two entities in the Coca-Cola world – the people who make the Coke and Coca-Cola Enterprises, which markets the retail product. They are separate companies. Of their combined 800,000 employees, only 50,000 are employed by Coke. The rest work for Coca-Cola Enterprises. Of course there are numerous products in the Coca-Cola line that are not Coke. And in Europe, there are many options Americans don’t see this side of the Atlantic, as tastes differ in the various regions of the world. Yet Coca-Cola products are sold in more countries than there are members of the United Nations. Staying No. 1 means you don’t stand still, Brock said. Therefore, Coca-Cola has embraced social media. It has the largest Facebook following in the world. The brand is always in front of people – on coolers, menu boards, umbrellas and, likely as not, on the scoreboard of your Little League field. Innovation is continuous, he said. The newest Coke product in Europe is a greenlabeled Coke Life, a reduced calorie cola sweetened with sugar and stevia, a non-caloric natural sweetener from a South American plant. “It tastes the same as red Coke, but has only a third of the calories,” Brock said. “We want to be a part of the solution to obesity. So 40 percent of our products are low-cal or no-cal drinks.”
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Coca-Cola Enterprises CEO John Brock addresses the Greater North Fulton Chamber’s Eggs and Enterprise breakfast at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Coke Zero has been the biggest new product introduced since Diet Coke. Coke Life will be a different “flavor system” with 89 calories, he said. Which brings Brock to the theme of sustainability. “That is important to the company, but also the future of the planet,” he said. “The two most important measures of that are reducing water
usage and power usage. The company’s goal is to be 100 percent recyclable by 2020.” As chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Brock and his leadership team established the company’s first-ever global operating framework with a single vision and strategic priorities. Two of the key priorities have been sustainability and
corporate responsibility. Both are keyed into the expectations of the new millennials – that population cohort born after 1990 – who have a different worldview from their parents about the future. As a company that wants to serve that generation, Coca-Cola must operate in the changing environment, he said. It must embrace that generation’s values. “Does a company have a social purpose? The world is changing and the millennials pay to a different drummer,” Brock said. “They have an idea of what a company should be. They see [a career] of many jobs, not one.” So Coca-Cola’s corporate response – as well as all corporations – must be, “How do we connect” to the millennials who will be company’s customers and its next generation of managers? As a practical matter, Brock’s job is built on three pillars – brands, customers and employees. “I spend most of my time in people development. Part of that is diversity. We are one of 13 Fortune 500 corporations that feature female board members,” Brock said. “All I have to do to find them is look.” Diversity is desirable because it increases the pool from which to recruit the best and brightest minds. “We make better decisions with diversity at the top,” he said. “It is all about winning, and we love winning.”
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Development dominates north metro 2014 business news Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of excerpts from Frank Norton Jr.’s “Norton Native Intelligence Report for 2015.” The report, which reflects and synthesizes the views from more than 500 individuals surveyed and economic vital signs recorded, has been used to chart the north Georgia economy and real estate for more than 25 years. For years, Norton Native Intelligence has published its Top 10 Trends for North Georgia, but for the last three years, we have diverted from that ”David Letterman” countdown and focused on strong and grand narratives of leading conditions in our region rather than stretch ourselves to talk about or repeat watered-down “trends.” This year, we have reintroduced a Top 10 list but one that, through interviews with our commercial brokers and other knowledgeable industry experts, have determined the most significant real estate or business events that have happened in our primary service area in 2014. While in Atlanta, you might include such things as the construction of the new Falcons Stadium, the relocation of the Atlanta Braves to Cobb County or sightings everywhere of Atlanta’s New Bird, “The Apartment Construction Crane.” North Georgia is our focus and our hometown, our roots from which our legacy springs. Norton Top 10 Business/RE stories 1. Kubota Manufacturing’s 150-acre land acquisition on U.S. 365 at the Gateway Industrial Park. A development which not only brings 650 to 1,000 new jobs and $100 million in plant investment, but solidifies the strength of Gainesville’s North Industrial Park and Kubota’s North Georgia and Hall County’s presence. Kubota is the largest industrial user in
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Forsyth County’s transportation SPLOST referendum perhaps is the tipping point for countyby-county transportation initiatives. Hall County. 2. Forsyth County’s transportation SPLOST referendum perhaps is the tipping point for county-by-county transportation initiatives. The positive vote creates a $200 million transportation program of work and could push other counties – Gwinnett, Cobb, Hall and Cherokee – to mount similar self-help transportation initiatives. 3. With the new River Place Hospital (South Hall – Braselton) only months from opening, a frenzy of companion developments are under way or on the drawing boards. Athens Vascular, Medical Arts/Longstreet/Diagnostic Clinic are already underway with separate medical campuses. Smaller medical providers are scrambling for space and a myriad of associate support users are being drawn closer like a moth to a flame to the new hospital epicenter. 4. Walmart Markets has entered the Hall County
market with two stand-alone grocery stores. One is on Thompson Bridge Road,; the other on Browns Bridge Road. The street rumors are a third is planned in south Hall. This is major. The first new Walmart Markets we know of in Georgia, and Hall County is their test market for the South. 5. Residential sales are on the way up. Metro Atlanta and North Georgia inventory is down and horizontal development is returning in isolated pockets. As inventory of available lots continues to decline, the hot elementary school zones (Forsyth, Gwinnett, Cobb, Cherokee) will see more and more land sales, rezoning and platted lot development. 6. The new poultry lab construction on Ga. 356 and the sewer expansion up U.S. 365 north have spurred other development (see No. 1 Kubota). East Gainesville development is heating up; Kroger, McDonald’s, QuickTrip, and now Ga. 356 expansion opens an employment pipeline for Habersham, Banks, Stephens and Rabun. 7. The industrial explosion on I-85 in Jackson County merits this year’s ranking. Over 5 million square feet of industrial space is either under construction or in the pre-development stage. Significant movement includes Ollie’s Bargain Outlet lease in Commerce and a major German manufacturer on the Prologics site, to name a few. The next decade is sure to be Jackson’s industrial awakening. 8. The national builders who have primarily concentrated their renewed construction activities in a tight North Atlanta swath have, at long last, entered the Hall, Barrow and Jackson counties residential fray in 2014. This signals renewed strength in those markets and expanding builder confidence overall. 9. The record industrial sale of 37 acres on Dry Pond
Road in the Raco Industrial Park at $125,000 per acre. WOW, simply WOW. 10. The boom in active adult communities such as Cresswind, Deaton’s Creek and Soleil Laurel Canyon in Cherokee County lead the market into a new character and market demographic, perhaps even a “retirement mecca” if others follow. Other notable real estate or market-driven events not making our Top 10 included: • Gov. Nathan Deal’s reelection; • the announcement of impending upscale retail
along Ga. 400 between Cumming and Dawsonville; • Avalon’s live, work, play development opening in North Fulton; • King Hawaiian’s plant expansion in Oakwood; • Verity Bank (Barrow and Habersham) sale to C&S Bank; • The Mega Kroger store opening in East Gainesville; • Norton’s-952 acre sale in Lumpkin – the biggest acreage sale in our region since 2006; • Brenau University opening a new Medical School in downtown Gainesville.
Protecting your small business from getting hacked With all of the recent data breaches, are you worried that your small business will get hacked? Have you implemented security measures to protect your digital assets, such as customer or financial information? There is little doubt that small businesses face a growing threat to cyberattacks. So, what are you going to do to protect yourself? First and foremost, lock up your network. Many small businesses are compromised via Wi-Fi networks. Hackers drive by buildings and use technology to identify networks that aren’t secure. Once they find one, getting into your information systems is easy. Second, make sure you install anti-malware and anti-virus software. Even if a hacker can breach your network, it makes it more difficult for them to infect computers with malicious software or viruses. Educating your employees can also go a long way in preventing hacking. Make sure employees are changing their
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Principal Financial Group opens Roswell business center ROSWELL, Ga. – The Principal Financial Group has opened a new office at 11285 Elkins Road, Suite H2B, to serve Roswell and surrounding areas. The new location provides a full line of financial planning and retirement products and services, as well as tax-saving strategies, estate-planning options and insurance protection plans needed to meet long-term goals. The Roswell office will include Phil Vance, CLU, senior financial services representative, who has more than 35 years’ experience in the insurance and financial services industry. Staff also includes Jim Reinhardt, MBA, registered investment advisor, and Henry Levine, MBA, registered representative. For more information or to set up an appointment, call 678-878-2078.
Neuropathy Treatment Centers open in Roswell, Sandy Springs ROSWELL, Ga. – Foundation Therapy Center has opened the Comprehensive Neuropathy Treatment Center at its Roswell and Sandy Springs locations. Owner Beverly Stegman said the center uses specialized treatments that may include physical therapy, orthopedic therapy, balance rehabilitation and fall prevention, pain management Bev Stegman, Foundation treatment, reflexology Therapy Center owner with use of medical and administrator, leads grade essential oils, a session in therapeutic therapeutic yoga and chair yoga. massage therapy. It also offers complimentary screenings, clinics and lectures/demonstrations, available to the community at large. For more information about the Roswell location, call 770-753-9195.
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BusinessBriefs HealthSource Chiropractic moving to new location JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — HealthSource of Alpharetta/Johns Creek (formerly Chiropractic Health Center of Alpharetta) is moving to a bigger location in Johns Creek. The new office will be at 11180 State Bridge Road, Suite 501. Dr. Lenny Zaprowski said his new space will provide not only excellent chiropractic care, but also progressive reZAPROWSKI hab as well as therapeutic massage, nutritional counseling and custom-made orthotics. The new office hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturdays by appointment. Zaprowski said the move was to serve his expanding practice and to better serve patients’ needs. He plans to be in the new space by Feb. 16. The phone number will remain the same, 770-772-0335.
Convention, Visitors Bureau launches new website ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau has updated its website, adding new features to attract a wider audience. The CVB marketing team worked with Inward Solutions, an Alpharetta-based company that specializes in web and graphic design, to accommodate the many technology devices being used to search for information on Alpharetta. Potential visitors can download electronic newsletters and brochures, book hotel rooms through the booking engine or share information from the website on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google Plus and email. For more information, visit www.awesomealpharetta.com or call 678-297-2811.
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State Bank and Trust names Mike Sims chief banking officer ATLANTA, Ga. — State Bank and Trust Company announced Mike Sims has been appointed the bank’s executive vice president and chief banking officer for all banking functions in both Atlanta and Middle Georgia, reporting to State Bank Chief Executive Officer J. Thomas Wiley Jr. “Mike is an outstanding banker SIMS who exemplifies all the best qualities of our organization,” Wiley said. “I am thrilled to have Mike as a leader of our organization as we continue to grow our presence both in Atlanta and in Middle Georgia.”
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Submit your business news & photos to businessnews@appenmediagroup.com College. Prior to joining Harry Norman, she worked as a space planner and designer in the corporate architectural field. She has lived in Cumming with her husband and EAD LARA two daughters for many years. Lara is an Atlanta/Roswell resident for over 25 years and is exceedingly familiar with the city and its surrounding areas. As a former Atlanta luxury hotelier and Les Clefs d’Or member with IHG, Lara brings a wealth of hospitality and tourism experience to the team. Ead moved to North Fulton in SCHOTT 2011, and is no stranger to re-location. She is the owner of her own children’s clothing company and has served as president of her school’s parent organization. She wishes to extend the same warm welcome she received to newcomers to North Fulton. For more, visit at www.harrynorman.com.
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New bakery to cut ribbon in downtown Alpharetta ALPHARETTA, Ga. — 2B Whole Gluten-Free European Bakery will hold a grand opening and ribboncutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5 at 42 Milton Avenue. The bakery will feature 100 percent gluten-, wheat-, soy-, casein- and peanutfree baked products. Owner Toula Argentis said she got the idea for the business about 10 years ago when one of her sons was diagnosed with a gluten allergy. After years of experimenting, Argentis developed a product line of breads, pies, cakes, cookies and paleo products suited for those with common and uncommon food allergies.
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More than 80 exhibitors to attend GNFCC business expo ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce will hold its seventh annual North Fulton Business Expo March 27 at the Alpharetta Marriott on Windward Parkway, just east of Ga. 400. With more than 80 exhibitors and 1,200 attendees expected, the sell-out event provides local business people the opportunity to network with a wide variety of business service providers and vendors of all types, as well as financial and legal professionals. “Meet! Greet! Connect!” is the theme of the 2015 Expo, which is sponsored by Renasant Bank.
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top hip-hop producers such as Organized Noize, Anthony David, Marq (Remarqable) Jefferson of So So Def Records. The Velvet Note, 4075 Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta. Friday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $22. Visit thevelvetnote.com for more info..
EVENTS: FATHER/DAUGHTER VALENTINE DANCE
What: Fathers and daughters are invited to step out for a fun evening! A special time of sweet memories await participants at our Father/Daughter Valentine’s Day Dance. Where: Alpharetta Community Center, 175 Roswell Street in Alpharetta When: Friday, Feb. 6 Hours: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $20 Alpharetta or Milton residents, $30 non-residents Online: alpharetta.ga.us
LIVE! IN ROSWELL PRESENTS RUTHIE FOSTER
Three-time Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster brings her blend of soul, blues, rock, folk, and gospel to Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street. Saturday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m. (doors open 7:30). Tickets are $35 for general admission. Visit roswell. gov for more info.
6TH ANNUAL BOWLS EVENT
Celebrate art, food and fun with ceramic wheel and hand-building demonstrations, as well as handmade pottery by the Johns Creek Arts Center available for purchase. Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbots Bridge Road. Saturday, Feb. 7. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. $20 Visit johnscreekarts. org for more info.
$20 BATH TIME TUESDAYS
ROSWELL GREEN EXPO
What: A fun family event that promotes sustainable living in our community. Featuring a “Green Market,” family entertainment and crafts, and unique demos and workshops. Where: Hembree Park, 850 Hembree Road in Roswell When: Saturday, Feb. 7 Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost: Free Online: keeproswellbeautiful.org
A monthly competitive storytelling series with a different theme each month at Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street. Monday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy Street in Alpharetta When: Ongoing Online: www.alpharettapres.com Contact: nancy@alpharettapres.com or 770-751-3862
SHARON CRUMLEY ART EXHIBIT
What: Join us for an opening reception for the Sharon Crumley exhibit on display at the Smith Plantation Barn throughout the month. Where: Smith Plantation Home, 935 Alpharetta Street in Roswell When: Friday, Feb. 6 Hours: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: Free Online: roswellroots.com
STORY SLAM: ‘LOVERS AND HATERS’
What: Bring us your less than fresh pup and we with bath them, dry them and brush them. Where: Pet Lodge Pet Resort, 3456 Bethany Bend in Alpharetta When: Tuesday, Feb. 10 Cost: $20 Contact: 770-475-3455 Online: petlodge.us
950 Forrest Street When: Sunday, Feb. 8 Hours: 7 p.m. Cost: $25 Online: chopinatlanta.org
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What: Annual fundraiser for Senior Services North Fulton with a seated dinner, silent and live auctions, and dancing to the music of Platinum. Where: Atlanta Athletic Club, 1930 Bobby Jones Drive in Johns Creek When: Saturday, Feb. 7 Hours: 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Cost: $135 for single tickets Online: ssnorthfulton.org
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What: Registration for part day programs for children of ages 18 months to 5 years.
GREEN EGGS AND HAMLET
YULIANNA AVDEEVA PIANO RECITAL
What: Adveena is the winner of the First Prize and best performance of a sonata at the 2010 International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Where: Roswell Cultural Arts Center,
What: Please join Barnwell Elementary School 4th and 5th graders as they perform a zany musical parody. Where: Northview High School, 10625 Parsons Road in Johns Creek When: Thursday, Feb. 5 and Friday, Feb. 6 Hours: 7 p.m. Cost: $7 Online: seatyourself.biz/barnwell
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Spring Market By BABS PRICE Broker Associate Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty If you are anticipating moving this Spring now is the time to get your home ready to go on the market. While the
temperatures are still cold, utilize this time to complete a checklist to make you current home look its best. Organizing and cleaning your home from inside out will ensure that you receive top dollar for your home and get the property sold quickly, so that you may move
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Buyers will be peering in your cabinets, cabinet drawers, and closets. Clean cabinets and drawers and put new liners in each. You may want to purchase more bins to organize your closets.
on with the next adventure of your life. Organize the “dreaded”
storage area. Many times this is the most difficult area to clean and organize, but the most rewarding to you when the movers arrive to take your possessions to their next destination. Purchase a label maker and bins. Group like things together in each bin. Put a label on each bin which lists the contents. Stack the bins. Your storage space will look much larger this way. Buyers will be impressed with the space. Buyers will be peering in your cabinets, cabinet drawers, and closets. Clean cabinets and drawers and put new liners in each. You may want to purchase more bins to organize your closets. Next make the rest of your home sparkle. Clean windows inside and outside. Clean ceiling fan blades and chandeliers.
Replace burned out bulbs in light fixtures. Wipe down all woodwork and cabinets. If you live in an older home you may need to have some updating. For example, having the interior of the home painted an updated neutral color, replace carpet, replace kitchen appliances, and replace counter tops. All though the year 2015 is still very young we are seeing brisk sales. The home inventory is still a bit low. There will be a huge influx of homes for sale in the Spring. Get your home ready to sell now and list it for sale now and be “ahead of the curve.” For all your real estate needs, please contact Babs Price at Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty. 404-697-2008, babsprice@ atlantafinehomes.com
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10 Apps you need to download before you tackle the next project in your home By Jody White Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty Should that wall be black? Do I need another coffee table or one at all? I think I may want to do the entire kitchen over! Well, there are apps that are ready, willing and able to help you get all those projects done quickly! Here is a list of my favorites and some of them are FREE. HOUZZ – If you are looking for images to inspire a remodel, try Houzz. I describe it as a dictionary for interior and exterior design on steroids! Great for seeing how a paint color or rug will look in a room. ROOMSCAN –This is an ingenious app that can draw up a room’s floor plan quickly. No tape measures. ROOMHINTS – After you enter what you are looking for (sofa, pain color, etc..), upload a photo of your room then design pros will send you recommendations.
Resale: Continued from Page 20 marketability: • Sprucing up the exterior. If you think you’ll have a few years before you move, work on your landscaping now to give plants time to mature. Look for easycare perennials such as hostas, which multiply on their own. If you have less time, you can still achieve a quick makeover by power washing paths and siding, painting or upgrading your front door and keeping the lawn watered and weeded. • Removing eyesores inside. Some minor adjustments can help buyers recognize what’s great about your home. Swap outdated fixtures, remove wallpaper
SNAPSHOT – Can’t visualize how a piece of furniture will look in a room? Snapshot to the rescue! Just upload a pic WHITE of your space and overlay images of furniture, moving and rotating the piece to see how it will look. MARK ON CALL – This app is really helpful for plotting out all the details if you are tackling your own remodel. This is from interior designer, Mark Lewison. You can snap a photo of what you like and drop it into your space to see how it will look. It works with fabrics and architectural features as well. Cost $5.00 MYPANTONE – You can plan general color schemes for rooms and entire homes. Pantone has extensive colors, shades of colors, etc. Save your favorites so you have
a head start on finding the shades you really want when you shop for paint. Cost $7.99 - $9.99 nousDECOR – This app streamlines the process of quickly finding where to get that item you just spotted in the flea market or department store and gives you similar items at different price points from more than 100 retailers. It even has mood boards! HOMESTYLER – This app helps you conceptualize a room from start to finish BEFORE you know down the walls! You get to “try on” lighting, mirrors, furniture, artwork, etc. ISCAPE – This is a Mark on Call for outdoor spaces. You can upload a shot of your garden and see how more or less trees will work or see how that fountain you have your eye on will jive in your garden. PAINT MY SPACE – Choosing paint colors can be an overwhelming, exhausting process. Paint my place makes it a little bit easier.
and give everything a deep clean. Replacements don’t have to be top of the line; they just need to eliminate hang-ups for potential buyers. • Improving the kitchen— to a point. You probably won’t recoup the cost of a full kitchen renovation but smaller projects such as upgrading appliances and painting or refinishing cabinets can modernize the space. • Refreshing rooms with neutral paint. This is a timehonored tip for a reason. While seeing your favorite bold hues on the walls makes you happy, potential buyers may not agree. A fresh coat of neutral paint can help them envision their own belongings in the space. • Focusing on energy ef-
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When is the right time to sell your home? By BILL RAWLINGS Vice President/Managing Broker Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty The decision to sell your home is both a financial and emotional one. While you should definitely pay high attention to market conditions as part of your thought process — conditions which will absolutely impact your home sale — you should always remember that the choice to buy or sell a home is completely individual. Reasons to Sell. Whether
you have an expanding or shrinking family, a job change or a desire to move to a particular school district — your reason for selling ultimately impacts when you should put your home on the market. Market Conditions. Find out your loan payoff amount so you have an accurate idea of what your sales proceeds will be after you have paid off all home loans and closing costs. Research recent sales prices of comparable homes in your community. Consult with REALTORS® about current mar-
ket conditions to estimate a listing price and how long it may take for your home to sell. Selling for the Season. Many sellRAWLINGS ers opt to put their homes on the market in the spring because that is when more buyers are looking, but you can choose to sell at any time of year. If your home attracts families and is in a
sought-after school district, you are just as likely to get offers in the summer as in the spring because buyers want to settle in before school starts. Is your home ready to sell? An important element in determining when to list your home is its condition. You will need time to make repairs and improvements, deep-clean your home and clear away many of your possessions. If you have a large, disorganized home
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Understanding escheatment and how to keep your property safe By CYNTHIA NISLEY (NAPSI)—If you have a bank account, are holding uncashed checks, own stock, are heir to an insurance policy or have property in a safe-deposit box, there are steps you can take to help protect your property from escheatment. “Escheatment” is the term that describes how “abandoned,” “unclaimed” or “lost” property is turned over to the state. If the property owner cannot be found or hasn’t demonstrated an interest in the asset, the U.S. state where the holder lives can take custody of those belongings. If the owner or heir comes forward, he or she can claim it back from the state but early withdrawal penalties or market losses may significantly affect the asset’s value and the funds may not be immediately available. You may say, “But I haven’t abandoned my property. I don’t have anything to worry about.” That’s not necessarily so. Consider the case of an employee of a fast-growing technology company who held stock certificates with a face value of nearly $500,000. He kept the certificates in a safe and intended to use the funds for his kids’ college education. Unknown to him, his stock had been escheated due to returned mail and lack of contact. His nest egg was ruined and he was able to claim just under $20,000, the amount the state sold his stock for at the time of escheatment. Here are a few similar scenarios that can happen to anyone: • If you don’t cash dividend checks, those checks and associated stock may be escheated unless you have made contact with the transfer agent. Since most states sell shares immediately, you will lose out on any market gains, dividends or stock splits that
occur after the shares are sold. • If you move and do not update your address with your financial institution (such as a bank), it will mark your account as “lost” once it receives two pieces of undeliverable mail from the post office. After three to five years, depending on the state, your assets will be escheated unless you make contact with the institution. • If you have a safe-deposit box and never access it or make contact with your bank, the contents of the box may be turned over to the state and sold at auction. You could claim back the cash value—but not the valuables themselves. So how can you protect your assets? Staying in contact with your financial institutions is the key to protecting your property. To actively show interest in all your assets: 1. Keep a list of all the financial institutions you deal with, such as a bank or transfer agent, and contact them at least once per year. This can be as simple as accessing your account online, calling in to the customer service center, cashing a check, updating your address, changing a beneficiary or voting a proxy. 2. Keep your address updated with all your financial institutions if you move. 3. Consolidate accounts, to make it easier to maintain contact and keep track of your assets. 4. If you receive a notice alerting you to the fact that your account is considered “inactive” or “abandoned,” respond immediately. Note that service providers such as Georgeson may contact you, offering to provide as-
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What you don’t know can hurt you! By EVE JONES Harry Norman Realtors So, you are ready to list your home for sale and you start by consulting with an agent or two. You may be tempted to use an agent that offers a discount commission structure, but careful, you may be shooting yourself in the proverbial foot. Whomever you decide to use, there are some details you should be tracking closely. First, your agent, who has so generously decided to take a cut in his or her commission, may be cutting the other agent’s commission without your knowledge. For instance, your agent has contracted to sell your home at 5%, but are they still offering the selling (buyer’s) agent a full 3%? Or, are they offering a 2.5% commission and discounting the buyer’s agent’s commission as well? Why would you care about what that other agent makes? You should care, because your home listing is competing against other listings who are likely offering a fee of 3%. How motivated will that buyer’s agent be to sell your home at 2.5% to their buyer with whom they have been driving around and showing homes for three
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ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The gymnasium of the Alpharetta First Baptist Church was filled with laughter Jan. 31 as dozens of families spent their Saturday afternoon playing sports in the
Shine Ministry special needs respite. Alpharetta First Baptist Church offers its Shine Ministry Respite for special needs families in order to bring them into the congregation and community. “We let the community know there is a place for special needs families here,” said Jennifer Burton, an organizer of the event. The Jan. 31 event was the second such event, but also the largest. About 100 volunteers played with 35 special needs people of all ages. The church plans on holding more such events. Burton said the numbers of those affected with special needs is growing. “You can look around the church and know they are there,” she said. “We want to let them know they are loved.” The theme of the day was based on the Biblical book of John, 9:1-3, in which Jesus and his followers come upon a blind man. Back then, such
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diners can mail or drop off the Dine Out Roswell menu to the Roswell Inc office at 617 Atlanta St., Suite 100, Roswell, Ga. 30075. Menus will not be accepted after Feb. 16. The amount of stickers collected will determine how many times the diner is entered into the drawings for free meals. The grand prize winner will receive 52 free meals’ worth of gift cards, enough to eat in a Roswell restaurant each week for an entire year. A few lucky winners will also receive movie tickets to Aurora Cineplex. Sponsors of the event include Roswell Inc, Gas South and Aurora Cineplex. For details and a list of participating restaurants, visit dineoutroswell.com. —Jonathan Copsey
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RUMC preschool, kindergarten registering ROSWELL, Ga. – The Roswell United Methodist Church Preschool and Kindergarten (RUMCK) will hold registration for 2015-16 school year, beginning Feb. 3 for the general public. Programs range in age from 18 months to 5 years old for kindergarten. The program is SACSaccredited. Call the school office at 770-998-8699, or visit rumc.com/ RUMCK for information. Roswell United Methodist Church and RUMCK are in the heart of historic Roswell at 814 Mimosa Blvd. For information about the church, visit rumc.com or call 770-993-6218.
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Region basketball tournaments set to tip off Roswell, Chattahoochee to host region events By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Region high school basketball tournaments begin either this weekend or early next week, with Chattahoochee and Roswell serving as hosts for the 6-AAAAAA and 5-AAAAAA tournaments respectively. Cambridge, Blessed Trinity and the four North Fulton schools in 6-A will play their region tournaments on an opponents’ home court, with Cambridge’s tournament starting this weekend. Most region tournaments begin Monday, with semifinals scheduled for next Friday and the championship and consolation games Saturday. The top four teams in each region qualify for state, except in Class A, where 16 public and 16 private school boys’ and girls’ teams are selected based on their power rankings. Coming into this week’s games, the Milton boys were in the best position among the
four local teams in 5-AAAAAA. The Eagles were third at 10-4, but their final week schedule has games against state No. 1 Wheeler and rival Roswell. There is a possibility that Milton and Roswell will face off in the quarterfinals of the region tournament, with the winner going to state and the loser going home. The Hornets are 6-8 going into the final week of the region schedule, and are battling Walton and Etowah for the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds in the region tournament. Milton and Cherokee (8-6) are vying for the third and fourth seeds, with the No. 3 seed competing in the opposite bracket from Wheeler. Pope (12-2) is the likely No. 2 seed. Both the Milton and Roswell girls will be among the lowest seeds in the tournament. Milton came into this week sixth in the region at 4-10, with Roswell tied for seventh at 3-11. The teams are competing for the sixth, seventh and eighth seeds with Walton (312). The Alpharetta boys (160) will be the No. 1 seed in 6-AAAAAA, with Centennial (11-5) and Johns Creek (10-
6) third and fourth with two games to play. Chattahoochee (8-8) is fifth and will likely play either Centennial or Johns Creek in the quarterfinals, with the winner advancing to state. Northview (3-13) is ninth in the standings and will play in a first round game Monday. Forsyth teams are 1-2-3 in the girls’ standings, with Centennial (8-8) in fourth and Chattahoochee (7-9) tied for fifth with Lambert. Lambert holds the tiebreaker over the Lady Cougars and has a more favorable final week schedule. Chattahoochee closes out the season against West Forsyth, with the two teams possibly playing again Tuesday in the tournament quarterfinals. Johns Creek (6-10) was tied for seventh with Habersham Central and needed to move up one spot to avoid playing in the first round Monday, possibly against Northview (2-14). Cambridge will play in the 7-AAAAA tournament at Creekview, with the 14-team event beginning Friday. The Cambridge boys were 6-5 in their sub-region and in fourth place with a chance to finish in a tie for third. The Cambridge girls were 4-7 in the sub-region and fifth in the standings.
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The Blessed Trinity Titans were 8-0 in their 4-AAA subregion with a showdown for the regular season earlier this week against Westminster. The BT girls are 2-7 and sixth out of seven teams in the subregion. The region tournament will be played at Douglass. The Region 6-A tournament, which will be played at Whitefield Academy, won’t directly impact state tournament berths, but several North Fulton teams may need a win or two to finish in the top 16 in the power rankings and qualify for state. Both St. Francis teams are
unbeaten (10-0) in the sub-region, with the girls No. 1 in the state and the boys No. 2. The Mount Pisgah boys (6-4) were 12th in the power rankings, but faced a tough final week of the season. King’s Ridge (4-7) was 17th, but had lost its last five games. The Tigers are in a three-way battle for fourth in the region standings. The Fellowship Christian and Mount Pisgah girls were part of a four-way competition for second behind St. Francis, with Fellowship (7-3) 12th in the power rankings and Mount Pisgah (6-4) 14th.
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Eagles a better team than record shows Rugged schedule to help in postseason play By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com MILTON, Ga. – A team’s wonlost record does not always reflect how well it has played over the course of a season. Take the Milton Eagles basketball team, for an example. Milton came into the final week of the regular season with a 14-9 record, after going 18-10 and reaching the state tournament last season. The Eagles’ record could be better had coach Matt Kramer put together a less ambitious schedule, but Kramer elected to test a young team that returned only one starter and two reserves from last year’s squad. “The kids want to be challenged, and I did not schedule down,” said Kramer, in his second season as the team’s head coach. “I’d like to be 202, but I wouldn’t change the schedule a bit. We’ve got some pretty good wins, but it’s been challenging.”
The Eagles were third in region play at 10-4 coming into this week’s games, with three of their losses against Wheeler and Pope, the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in 5-AAAAAA. Those two teams were a combined 41-5, with one of Pope’s losses against Wheeler, the state’s No. 1-ranked team. Until a loss last week against Cherokee, the No. 4 team in the region, Milton’s first eight defeats were against seven teams that were a combined 145-12. Of that group, six were ranked in the top 10 in their state, with Milton’s opponents including the No. 3 and 6 teams in Florida, No. 4 in North Carolina and Nos. 1, 4 and 7 in Georgia. Four of the losses came in the Eagles’ first five games, when they were without football standout Quarte Sapp, who was absent due to Milton’s deep run in the state football playoffs. Sapp, who committed to a football scholarship to Tennessee last week, has emerged as the
team’s second leading scorer (11 points a game) and a key defender and rebounder. Kramer believes Sapp could have been a big-time recruit had he concentrated on basketball, and drew some attention from college coaches with his play in the Eagles’ holiday tournament in Tennessee. He provides an inside complement to Chris Lewis, the team’s lone returning starter and the Eagles’ leader in most statistical categories. Lewis, a 6-foot-8 junior, has been on the radar of Division I coaches since he was in the eighth grade, but is also a star in the classroom and has already committed to Harvard. Although his offensive game is still a work in progress, Lewis averages 16 points a game, averages double figures in rebounds and ranks among the state’s leaders in blocked shots. “He covers up some mistakes,” Kramer said of Lewis, who zealously protects the basket with his size and athletic ability, and is worth far more to the Eagles than his scoring average. Lewis is the leader of what is an excellent
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Sapp to sign with Tennessee MILTON, Ga. – Milton High School linebacker Quarte Sapp committed to Tennessee Thursday, adding to the list of Milton football players expected to sign Division I scholarships this week. Sapp will join former Milton teammate Treyvon Paulk with the Volunteers, with Paulk recently reinstated to the squad after being dropped from the team early this past season. Sapp was a first team all-state selection his senior season, and chose Tennessee over North Carolina. Alpharetta graduate Josh Dobbs is Tennessee’s starting quarterback, and former Alpharetta teammate Andrew Butcher is joining him, having already enrolled at the school. Butcher, a defensive end, and Sapp shared North Fulton Defensive Player of the Year honors this past season. Also expected to sign Division I scholarships for the Eagles are offensive lineman Nick Wilson (Stanford), wide receiver/defensive back Obe Fortune (Appalachian State) and defensive lineman Nick Steinhaus (West Point). Several other players are likely to sign with smaller schools. Former Milton offensive lineman Cory Helms, who has
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Local wrestlers advance to area meets Competing for state berths this weekend By MIKE BLUM news@appenmediagroup.com CUMMING, Ga. – Local high school wrestlers competed in area meets Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, with the top four finishers in each weight class advancing to sectionals, which are scheduled for this coming weekend. The top finishers from sectional meets will advance to the state champions meets in Macon Feb. 12 –14. The AAAAAA Area 6 meet was held at North Forsyth, with Chattahoochee advancing eight wrestlers to sectionals at Mill Creek in Gwinnett. Johns Creek advanced four wrestlers, Centennial three, Alpharetta two and Northview one. Area results for Chattahoochee’s wrestlers advancing to sectionals were (season records in parentheses): Jordan Pitt, 120, first (443); Sean Hoffman, 195, first (33-3); Perry Benton, 285, first (26-13); Matt Picus, 152, second (39-10); Daniel Amram, 170, second (22-11); Carrington Hill, 182, second (264); Ethan Phillips, 113, third (40-7); Sam Latzsch, 220, third
(21-13). Johns Creek: Michael Banks, 138, fourth (19-11); Nash Barney, 170, fourth (1313); Jerome King, 195, fourth; Austin Otto, 182, fourth. Centennial: Nicholas Floyd, 138, second (20-3); Julio Urbina, 145, third, (18-11); Jack Shields, 160, fourth (16-11). Alpharetta: Alex Rahm, 106, second (20-8); Julian Monroe, 145, fourth (24-11). Northview: Jack Kenyon, 220, second (23-2). Roswell qualified seven wrestlers from the AAAAAA Area 5 meet at Lassiter. The Hornets will also compete this weekend at Mill Creek. Roswell’s qualifiers were: Demarco Gatti, 160, first (34-3); Tylor Johnson, 195, first (18-4); Cole Anderson, 170, second (32-11); Cameron Whiteman, 285, second (12-2); Ryan Willis, 220, second (318); Robert Copenhaver, 182, third (30-9); Brian Slewitzke, 138, third (29-10). Cambridge qualified nine wrestlers from the AAAAA Area 7 meet at Cass, and will host sectionals this weekend. Cambridge’s qualifiers were: Sean Kaira, first, 220 (40-
10); Devin Kane, 160, first (54-1); J.R. Salemi, 126, first (57-6); Trey Wolfe, 195, second (35-20); Will Britain, 145, third (48-7); Dawson Brooks, 106, third (26-16); Brock Nielson, 170, third (31-11); Zack Cameron, 113, fourth (28-13); Nathan Kurtz, 138, fourth. Blessed Trinity qualified 11 wrestlers from the AAA Area 4 meet at Locust Grove. The Titans will compete in sectionals this weekend in Sonoraville. BT’s qualifiers were: James Hawkins, 285, first (21-3); Cameron Nolan, 195, first (22-5); James Humphrey, 113, second (9-3); Ian Spitler, 138, second (20-13); Joey Brinsmaid, 126, third (12-8); Ben Pierce, 152, third (16-10); Jon Anderson, 160, fourth; Huiet Joseph, 220, fourth (19-9); Josh Likes, 182, fourth; Jacob Schoonover, 106, fourth; Caelan Tackitt, 145, fourth (14-7). St. Francis qualified 12 wrestlers from a Class A area meet at Commerce. The Knights will compete in sectionals this weekend at George Walton Academy in Monroe. The St. Francis qualifiers were: Seth Cecil, 285, second (1810); Sam Franke, 220, second; Evan Robinson, 132, second
(21-10); Ethan Sparks, 126, second (17-13); Stephen Agon, 182, third; Matthew Fezza, 145, third (21-9); John Franke, 160, third (20-16); Will Smith, 106, third (12-7); Josh Snyder, 152, third (25-11); Ben Ziegler, 138, third; Jack Kilpatrick, 120, fourth (19-15); Chris Rech, 113, fourth.
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Fellowship Christian qualified one wrestler for sectionals – Nathan Shirley, 160, second (25-6). Mount Pisgah had three wrestlers qualify: Pierce Erhardt, 152, second (52-4); Connor Spence, 113, third (2525); Karlos Nadal, 106, fourth (43-16).
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Student athletes of the month named NORTH FULTON, Ga.- Lila Clair Best of Riverwood International Charter School and Ian Joseph of Johns Creek were named the XL212 Student-Athletes of the Month (SAM). The SAM Award recognizes student-athletes who show academic-proficiency, exceptional athletic accomplishment and dedication to civic action. Senior Lila Clair Best, who recently signed with the Naval
Academy, is the 2015 Fulton County champion high-point winner, three-time scholastic All-American swimmer and captain of the Stingray swim club. Best has a 3.7 GPA and is a member the Beta Club, Interact Club, Stringray Community Service and the Vice President of the Chinese Club. Johns Creek junior Ian Joseph averages 11 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists
per game. Joseph has a 3.6 GPA, is a member of the Beta Club and Vice President of the Young Men’s Service League. Johns Creek coach Pete Goggin said of Joseph, “He’s one of the most intelligent players I have ever coached, not just academically, but also basketball-wise. It is very much like having a coach on the court.” Best and Joseph were honored with the SAM Award at the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Eggs and Enterprise Breakfast. —Joe Parker
Riverwood Charter School senior Lila Clair Best was named Student-Athlete of the Month.
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Pisgah student wins DAR Citizenship Award JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Fort Peachtree chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has chosen Ryan Avery of Mount Pisgah Christian School for the DAR Good Citizen Award. He is the son of Robert and Kathleen Avery of Alpharetta. Each year, one senior class member is selected in an accredited high school by its faculty and students to be the DAR Good Citizen. Each student chosen must exemplify the qualities of a good citizen, which are dependability, service, leadership and patriotism in their home, school and community. Once chosen, the student enters DAR’s Good Citizen Scholarship Contest. First, the student writes a description of how he or she is an example of
a good citizen. This is submitted together with an official grade transcript and two letters of recommendation. Selected students then must write a 500-word essay that is administered at school, with a two-hour time limit and without reference material. Non-DAR judges score each contestant’s entry. The entry scoring the most points advances to the district. Among four districts, the state winner advances to the regional competition. The eight region winners, advance to the national competition. The national winner receives a $5,000 scholarship, an inscribed silver bowl and an invitation to the DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C.
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Woodward Academy students receive top band honors NORTH FULTON, Ga. – Woodward Academy students have been selected for the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) All-State Band and District 5 Honor Band, as well as for the University of Georgia January High School Band Festival (“JanFest”). GMEA All-State Band students are chosen in two auditions – one in the local district of the school and one at the state level. From the thousands of students who auditioned, the following Woodward students were selected: Neel Bansal, tenor sax; Carson Collins, clarinet; Russell Hood, trombone; Tashfia Rahman, trumpet; Michele Taylor, French horn and Elyza Wylder, French horn. In addition, the following Woodward students were selected at the first audition for the District
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Roswell celebrates black history Month-long annual Roswell Roots Festival returns ROSWELL, Ga. — For the 14th year, Roswell is home to one of the largest and most comprehensive celebrations of black history and culture in the Southeast. In conjunction with Black History Month, Roswell will celebrate Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History and Culture. This year, there will be 28 different events over the 28 days of February, ranging
from music and art exhibitions to panel discussions and poetry. Last year, Roswell Roots garnered the Gold Award for Best Cultural Event by the Southeast Festival and Events Association. Selected highlights of this year’s festival include: • “Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People” – Feb. 4, 7 – 9 p.m., Aurora Cineplex, 5100 Commerce Pkwy. This free film screening embraces both historical material and contemporary images by luminaries
such as Roy DeCarava, Gordon Parks and Carrie Mae Weems. Following the film, there will be a discussion with renowned Atlanta photographer Sheila Pree Bright. • LIVE! in Roswell presents Ruthie Foster – Feb. 7 at 8 p.m., Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St. Three-time Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster brings her blend of soul, blues, rock, folk and gospel to Roswell. Her performance in Roswell will be the night before this year’s Grammy Awards, where she is nomi-
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The art of speaking at Toastmasters Alpharetta group gives Speech Contest By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Public speaking can be daunting for those unused to it. It is one of those skills that can come naturally for some, but for many, it requires practice. This is what the Toastmasters do. The Alpharetta branch of the Toastmasters meets every Wednesday in the Windward Kroger. With about 55 members, the group is growing steadily and is dedicated to teaching and learning all things having to do with speaking. “You can read 1,000 books about public speaking, but unless you do it, you cannot get better,” said President Mark Larsen. “It’s not like riding a bike. You have to keep it up. We offer people hands-on experience.” Their Jan. 28 meeting did just that, as they held their International Speech Contest, where members got up and spoke for 5-10 minutes on a topic they have rehearsed. They were graded on presenta-
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tion. Peter Xue, who went first and was named the winner of the contest, spoke about a “despicable” Wall Street executive who, prior to Sept. 11, 2001, was the typical Hollywood Scrooge. Yet after his company, which was located in the World Trade Center, was shaken by the loss of hundreds of employees, the executive did a turnabout and dedicated himself and the company to helping the families of those killed. Alice Henry spoke about her grandfather’s lessons to her when she was a little girl. “Never let yourself be put in a position where you need help,” she reported. “You have
to take care of yourself.” Ice cream for a dime sounds like a good deal, and certainly gives an indication about the year the stories take place, but Henry’s grandfather made her tell him something she has learned in school in exchange for that dime to buy ice cream. He also took in two abandoned young boys, and treated them as family. “It wasn’t until he was gone that I realized he did more than talk to me, he taught me life lessons,” Henry said. Craig Hill was the youngest child in his family, and was a quiet boy. So quiet it was thought there was something wrong with him. However, his older sister encouraged him and taught him confidence, especially in sports. “She made a point to spend more time and money on me than her,” Hill said. The finale of his speech? He unveiled several trophies he has won. Rebecca Coffee spun a harrowing tale of domestic violence. A friend went through a bitter divorce, and the husband refused to let it go. One day there would be flowers on her doorstep; the next photos of her with her face scratched
out. Her friends distanced themselves from her and she became isolated, ending when her husband broke into her home and was arrested. “Nationwide, one in 75 people are victims of stalking,” Coffee warned. James Banford was last, speaking about how listeners could improve their leadership skills, both for their own lives and business. “To be successful in business as well as in life, you need good leadership skills,” Banford said. “You have to influence a group of people sometimes.” In the end, Toastmasters is like any club – if you’re not having fun with friends, you’re doing it wrong. “These things are a lot of fun. They are a blast, I love them,” said Larsen. “When you are watching a speech contest, you are watching the culmination of lots of preparing. It’s very inspiring.” The Alpharetta Toastmasters meet every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. at the Windward Kroger, 12870 Ga. 9, Alpharetta, on the second floor. Visit their website at alpharettaclub.toastmastersclubs.org.
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Courses to be offered in February, March and April ATLANTA — BlueHair Technology Group will be offering a series of four-week iPhone technology workshops for older adults in February, March and April at various north Atlanta area locations. BlueHair Technology Group’s courses are specifically designed to address the unique challenges that adult seniors have with technology. The classes are constructed to be fun, comfortable and convenient for seniors. Courses are taught by seasoned technology instructors, assisted by volunteers from the local community. The program’s goal is to empower older adults with the
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knowledge and skills they need to increase their independence, social interaction, confidence and connection to society. The workshops teach participants the basic hardware functions of the iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone and how to maintain the device, as well as how to make and receive calls, send and receive emails and text messages, take photos and videos and share them with others, surf the Internet, download apps, listen to music and more. BlueHair Technology Group is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate seniors about current technology and the tools available to them to improve the quality of their lives. Through developing a technology skill set, older adults will be able to participate more effectively in today’s society. This year poses a challenge since test results will not be released until late fall. Fincher said “human scorers” will grade the written sections, adding delays. Therefore, this year is a “hold harmless” year for districts since scores released in the fall are meaningless this
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Being Herself Bridget O’Donnell starts conversation of hope and inspiration about recovering from eating disorders By KIMBERLY BROCK CUMMING, Ga. – Bridget O’Donnell, a soft spoken sophomore at Lambert High School in Cumming has a story to tell and she’s not afraid to talk about the hard stuff. Today Bridget spends her time running track, playing soccer and spending time with friends, her parents Susan and Tim and her older brother and sister. But only four years ago, she faced the horrible descent into anorexia and the difficult journey toward recovery. “People think eating disorders are a choice,” Bridget explained. “They think you just choose to stop eating. But it’s not really so much about the physical. It’s mental. It’s a constant war with yourself.” Bridget’s mom, Susan O’Donnell, agrees. “Anorexia is a symptom of a state of mind,” Susan said. “For Bridget, the struggle began in seventh grade, but we chalked it up to the typical teenage kinds of things. Her siblings were moving into new phases in their lives. Her sister left for college and then her brother started high school, leaving Bridget alone in middle school and feeling anxious. “The schedules and routines in our home that had always provided stability, were changing and less predictable,” she said. “She also faced changes in her childhood friendships as the girls began to gravitate toward different groups according to their interests and activities. Everyone seemed to know where they fit, but Bridget felt uncertain. She began to obsessively compare herself to others and felt she always came up short.” Bridget also remembers
that time in her life when everything changed. “At school, we watched a video about eating disorders, and I thought it was awful,” she said. “I thought how could you do that to yourself? And then everything changed and I started obsessing and comparing myself. It was just a few months and I was that girl.” Susan said the changes in Bridget were gradual. “The changes we first saw weren’t in Bridget’s weight, but in her personality,” Susan said. “She became withdrawn, manipulative, depressed and belligerent. She would eat in front of us, but was a master of deception when we weren’t watching. She was skipping meals or severely limiting her food and exercising to excess. She began to have a hard time getting up and was often late for school. She started complaining of stomach aches all the time. That’s when we went to see our pediatrician.” Most of Bridget’s meals weren’t with her family anymore due to busy schedules, and so her condition was fast deteriorating by the time she was diagnosed with an eating disorder. Susan has advice for parents. “If you have suspicions, don’t wait. Days count,” she said. “Call ahead to your physician with your concerns so the conversation happens before your appointment, so you’re taken seriously and everyone comes to the appointment prepared.” Bridget’s activities were restricted as she and her family focused on improving her eating. Susan took her to the Atlanta Center for Eating Disorders (ACE) for an evalua-
People think eating disorders are a choice. They think you just choose to stop eating. But it’s not really so much about the physical. It’s mental. It’s a constant war with yourself.” BRIDGET O’DONNELL
tion, where they recommended she start treatment. But this meant daily trips to the center, which would take Bridget out of school. Bridget was able to talk Susan out of making her go to the center. Within weeks, a follow-up appointment revealed Bridget’s condition required hospitalization. For two-and-a-half weeks, Bridget was at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), where she continued to deteriorate physically and mentally struggled with suicidal thoughts. At this
point, she was transferred to the women’s eating disorder wing at Ridgeview Institute, where she remained for two months. It seemed to be a turning point. Going into eighth grade, Bridget seemed to be doing well and made the decision to come off her medication. It was a mistake. “We relaxed and she relapsed,” Susan said. “It happened so fast. It was terrifying.” ACE recommended she go to a residential treatment center. Bridget’s parents found Veritas Collaborative in Durham, North Carolina, a program that specializes in adolescent disorders. The focus was on emotion regulation, something Bridget felt really made a difference in her recovery. Therapists guided her through exercises to help her focus not on where she was failing or needed to change, but on the idea that everyone is on their own journey. It’s a process, learning to take her time and find what works from one day to the next. “Talking to others with eating disorders was the biggest relief,” Bridget said. She is gentle, but there is purpose in
her voice. “The program included yoga, art, movement and culinary classes,” she said. “We learned about mindfulness, being in the moment, skills for dealing with anxiety.” Both Bridget and Susan recall that time apart as difficult, but hopeful. “The Veritas program is hours away from our home, but family-oriented,” said Susan. “They wanted us involved. On weekends, we often participated in family therapy. We’d struggled to understand or find ways to help. “It was difficult when we tried to find activities we could enjoy as a family that didn’t center on food. My older kids withdrew from the situation, afraid for Bridget and confused by what she was doing to herself,” she said. “When we tried to encourage them to spend time with her, to show support, it often made things worse instead of better. Veritas helped us learn to reconnect with one another.” After four months, Bridget was able to go home and return to school for her freshman year. Now she’s starting a conversation, beginning with
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Continued from Page 40 a video about the possibility of recovering from eating disorders that she recorded for her video broadcasting class. It features many of the other young women she’s met along her journey. She wants others to know there’s hope. “I remember thinking this was just how I was going to be and there was nothing I could do about it,” Bridget said. “Then, when I went into treatment, I hoped it would just click one day and everything would be alright. But that’s not how it is. “You have to put a lot of effort into yourself and your recovery,” she said. “You have to go through the pain, the hard time. But if you put forth the effort yourself, it will get better. You will get better.” Susan, too, feels the need for action. “Once we started talking about what we’d been through, we were amazed at how many kids in Bridget’s social circles were in therapy for various reasons,” she said. “We realized our large schools may be less than prepared to support families like ours. It’s a battle for every child with an eating disorder and every family trying to support them mentally and physically while keeping
them from falling behind or through the cracks. “I feel it’s important to advocate for our kids as they face these stressors in our culture, to move away from the stigma of treatment, whether it’s therapy or stabilizing medications,” Susan said. “First, being aware and second, being open can make all the difference. Therapy or drugs may not be for life, but they can certainly save one.” “I’m hopeful now,” Bridget
shared. “It’s been a lot, but I’m happier, stronger. It’s easier to finally just be myself, and that’s the best part.” To learn more • You can watch Bridget’s video on recovering from eating disorders at: http:// youtu.be/SzbIp7DLAOA. • The O’Donnell family recommends the following books, services and educational resources: • Atlanta Center for Eating
Disorders, www.eatingdisorders.cc. Affiliated therapists include Julie Orr, 770-458-8711, ext. 217, and Rachel Rose, 770-4588711, ext. 211. • National Eating Disorders Association, www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. • “Brave Girl Eating” by Harriette Brown • “Teach Your Children Well” by Madeline Levine
• Links to books, articles and blogs written by experts at www.bulimia.com and https://www.newharbinger. com. • Atlanta Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Norcross • Ray of Hope Counseling Services in Suwanee • Healthy Eating and Weight Support at Emory University, Dr. Erin Jones, 404805-6008
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Picture this: Alpha Arts Guild, Avalon team up Local artists display work in impromptu gallery By HATCHER HURD hatcher@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Art and commerce have always shared an alliance since the days of the Medici and the Italian Renaissance, and so it is today with Alpharetta’s Avalon. The 86-acre upscale mixed-use project has made its Building 5000 available for the Alpha Arts Guild as a venue for Arts Guild artists from around North Georgia to display their work on a rotating basis. Building 5000 has an atrium and a long connecting corridor that connects the northeast parking lot to the Avalon shops. It makes a perfect area to display the 40-member guild’s artwork. “Avalon has presented us with an absolutely wonderful venue,” said Alpha Arts Guild Board member Carol Skowronek. “We have sculpture, paintings and mosaics from our guild members.” Competition was tough among the guild members to see whose work would “make the cut” and be displayed on the walls. Every two to three months, the work will be changed out to keep the gallery fresh and to provide more artists exposure. The majority of the work will be for sale, Skowronek said. At the opening reception Jan. 29, Alpha Arts Guild President Kim Sheldon-Scruggs said their art will have appeal for anyone. “It celebrates the diversity of media with oils, acrylics, abstracts and sculpture,” Sheldon-Scruggs said. “It also puts on display the enormous talent of our guild members.” Norm Dewalt was there with an original work of his art. A Lockheed Aircraft engineer by trade, he took up painting 13 years ago. His painting is a startling likeness of the Lockheed F-22 AFO 195, the aircraft he helped build. “The painting is of the last F-22 to roll off the assembly line,” Dewalt said. “It took three months to do it. It was a sort of farewell to a plane that I put a lot into.” Ben Allgood offered up the only sculpture in the gallery, a bust of an Asian woman called “Lotus Blossom.” He often works in evocative portrait busts, and loves to do Western motifs. He often affixes a “head-and-tails” Indian-head nickel on the base of his sculptures. It’s an homage to artist James Earle Fraser, who designed the Native
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Alpha Arts Guild Board member Carol Skowronek, left, and Guild President Kim Sheldon-Scruggs enjoy the opening of the guild’s artwork at Avalon. I enjoy watching the faces emerge as I sculpt them.”
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Charity speaker at NFCC event Fulton County Animal Can charity hurt the needy? By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com NORTH FULTON, Ga. – North Fulton Community Charities will host a free community event Feb. 10 with guest speaker Robert Lupton. The author of the book, “Toxic Charity: How churches and charities hurt those they help and how to reverse it,” Lupton looks at how charities that mean well may actually harm the communities they aim to help. “Lupton wrote a book in the last couple years that a lot of people were reading and
Milton: Continued from Page 31 defensive team. “He’s a fantastic player and an even better kid,” his coach said. As vital as Lewis is to the Eagles’ success, they proved they can play without him when they held off Woodstock recently. Lewis was out with an ankle injury, but was back in the lineup a few nights later and scored 20 and 21 points in the last two games. He combined for 40 points in back-toback Milton wins last weekend. Sophomore guard Alex O’Connell stepped up against Woodstock with 20 points, one night after scoring a seasonhigh 23 in an overtime win over rival Alpharetta. The Raid-
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talking about,” said Steve Beecham, organizer of the event, referring to “Toxic Charities.” “Are we enabling people too much? If we help people with food all the time, and they get dependent on getting that food, are we really helping them?” Founder of Atlanta’s FCS Urban Ministries, Lupton has a
lifelong passion, along with his wife Peggy, to work with inner city youths. To fulfill his dream, Lupton sold his suburban home and moved his family to the inner city. Author of several books, Lupton continues to be an advocate for families living in the inner city. “A lot of people are in the churches and nonprofits around here,” Beecham said. “We thought this would be a good time to open the meeting up to the community at large.” The lecture is Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. at Roswell United Methodist Church. To RSVP, visit nfcchelp.org. For more information, contact Vonda Malbrough at vmalbrough@nfcchelp.org or call 678-387-4459.
ers are unbeaten in Region 6-AAAAAA. O’Connell hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to lift the Eagles to the victory over the Raiders, and is the team’s primary outside threat. “When he makes his shots, we’re a lot better team,” said Kramer of the sophomore guard, who has grown from 5-foot-10 to 6-foot-3 since last June. O’Connell’s older brother Shawn, a starter last year who is now at Georgia Southern, is 6-foot-8, and Kramer says Alex is heading in that direction. Senior Jordan Burrow, the other returning regular from last season, directs the offense as the Eagles’ point guard. Burrow provides leadership, averages nine points a game and is “a great on-ball defender,” Kramer says. He keyed a recent comeback win against Etowah with back-to-back steals that produced late-game baskets. “He changes games with his
defense,” Kramer observed. Burrow’s successor at point guard next season will be sophomore D.J. Young, who is starting on the wing and is second on the team in three-pointers made behind O’Connell. The back-to-back wins over Alpharetta and Woodstock, the latter without Lewis, have given Kramer a belief that the Eagles’ best is still ahead of them this season. “We’re still getting better, but we haven’t played a 32-minute game yet,” he said. “There are still a lot of good things we can do.” The Eagles close out the regular season Friday night at Roswell. There’s a decent possibility that the two teams will meet again in the first round of the region tournament, also at Roswell, with state tournament berth on the line. Milton defeated the Hornets last year in the region quarterfinals to qualify for state.
If you go What: “Toxic Charity” guest speaker When: 10 a.m. Feb.10 Where: Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell More Info: nfcchelp.org
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Ida: Continued from Page 5 recent State of the Union address – middle class economics, costs of education, keeping good and high-paying jobs in America and setting strong environmental standards. GFWC leaders pointed out that scholarship support had long been part of the fabric of the group. The committee also conversed about work in the areas of conservation and environmental sustainability. “As an organization dedicated to community improvement, we must take time to discuss important topics that impact the quality of life for all – especially those related to women and girls, early childhood education and veterans’ services,” said Condon. Part of the meeting focused on the “It’s On Us” campaign, which seeks to engage and educate those who are not victims of sexual assault to take action and
Milestones: Continued from Page 14 we are optimistic we will be in position to offer the test online in April,” said Cardoza. “We assessed over 130,000 students online without major incident during our winter administration of the [test] in December/early January.” State School Superintendent Richard Woods, who is just a month into his
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Child trafficking facts 1. The No. 1 way children and underage women are bought and sold is over the Internet. 2. Atlanta had the largest underground sex economy in the U.S., earning nearly $300 million. 3. Atlanta is among the top 14 U.S. cities with the highest incidence of exploited children for prostitution. 4. Atlanta is a Top 5 hub of trafficking children, and it is the top U.S. city for human trafficking of Hispanic females. 5. The majority of sex trafficking victims are female with an average age of 12. 6. It is estimated one out of three youth will be approached by an exploiter within two to three days of becoming homeless. 7. The average life expectancy of a trafficking victim is seven years. That means most do not live to see their 20th birthday. 8. An estimated 1.6 million children run away annually. 9. Of that number, 90 percent already have a history of sex abuse. 10. In 2012, of the 190 cases of human trafficking made by state and federal enforcement agencies, 105 involved children (often more than one child per case).
If you go What: The opportunity to lobby members of the General Assembly Why: Make your voice heard When: Thursday, Feb. 12, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Where: Historic Freight Depot, Atlanta, 65 MLK Jr. Dr. Atlanta 30334 404-656-3850 Cost: www.streetgrace. org/lobbyday2015
Child: Continued from Page 7 and Wellspring Living that are helping educate the public about the need.” Wellspring Living volunteer Mary Francis Bowley said her organization is at the forefront for caring for children rescued from their traffickers. It is one of the few organizations that are working with minors. They provide shelter for girls 12 to 17 while they work to re-integrate them into society. Often going back to their families is not an option, because that is where the girls’ abuse began. So Wellspring offers education and therapy.
“We offer them support. They usually have no life skills at all. They literally cannot do laundry or boil an egg. So we begin to fill those huge gaps in their lives exploitation has created,” Bowley said. The first thing they do is get them re-introduced to the correct grade level of education. Their average age is 12 to 14, and they need to re-connect with a world that is not trying to exploit them. The goal is to put them on a career-readiness track so they have path to reintegrate into society. Wellspring calls them Empowered Living Academies. These are safe houses where the rescued minors can be assessed and given the therapy they need.
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Roger Lee Hubbard, 65, of Gainesville, passed away January 25, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home.
Sally Gentry Trawick, 74, of Alpharetta, passed away January 26, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Marie Collis, of Milton, passed away January 24, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Masami Hull, 79, of Cumming, passed away January 27, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Virginia Louise Vaughn, 77, of Cumming, passed away January 19, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
Andrew Jack Duncan, 80, of Cumming, passed away January 25, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home. Ronny Reamer Floyd, 71, of Cumming passed away January 27, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Marcus M. Gazaway, 87, of Forsyth County, passed away January 25, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Peggy Lou Hanley, of Alpharetta, passed away January 23, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Jeanne F. Kohler, 63, of Gainesville, passed away January 25, 2015. Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home.
Earl Vick, of Roswell, passed away January 24, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Warren Kraemer, of Alpharetta, passed away January 27, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors. Hugh Lee Wall, Sr., 78, of Cumming, passed away January 26, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Kathy Schlacht, of Johns Creek, passed away January 23, 2015. Arrangements by Northside Chapel Funeral Directors.
Helen Opal Wilson, 86, of Cumming, passed away January 24, 2015. Arrangements by Ingram Funeral Home. Joel Ronald Zingerman, 78, of Suwanee, passed away January 24, 2015. Arrangements by McDonald and Son Funeral Home.
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Residents listen attentively about the problem of child trafficking and how they can become part of the solution. But for the Perimeter Justice Team, their purpose of this Saturday was to make the 300 people who came to their seminar aware of the problem and, more importantly, how they could become part of the solution. After GBI Director Keenan dealt out the hard facts, the attendees split up into smaller groups. There, they listened in greater detail about the problem of trafficking and learned how to spread the word and volunteer to take a more personal role in helping children
get out of “the life.” That can begin with attending DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) Lobby Day, Feb. 12, to lobby local legislators to do much more than has been done in the past. Go to streetgrace.org/Lobby Day 2015, to register to participate. Volunteers can sign up for a seat on a bus. They know the situation will never really change for these girls and their younger sisters until the community as a whole and the legislators are united to end child trafficking.
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